Biz bits: Updates on Snohomish County business community

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Robert Severns has been elected to the board of directors at Washington Banking Co. and Whidbey Island Bank, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary. Severns, an Oak Harbor resident, is the president of Chicago Title Insurance Company, Island Division, in Oak Harbor. He also serves on the Oak Harbor City Council.

Jeffrey Decker has been elected to the board of directors for D.A. Davidson &Co., the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest. Decker works in the company’s Everett office as a senior vice president and financial consultant and brings 18 years of experience to his board position.

Events

McIlrath &Eck, a retirement and estate planning firm, will offer classes on retirement planning from 9 a.m. to noon March 27 and April 3, and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 30 and April 6, both at Cascadia Community College. Registration is $49. More information: 360-651-9308.

Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Tom Norwalk and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. Senior Vice President Carla Murray will discuss current trends in the hotel industry at noon Tuesday at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th SW. Cost is $30, which includes lunch. More information: 425-778-7155.

Internationally known travel expert Rick Steves of Edmonds will speak at a special event of the Economic Development Council of Snohomish County at noon Friday at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW. Steves will discuss how density has affected urban life in Europe and the lessons we can learn, and how he became a leader in the travel industry. Tickets are $38. To register, go to tiny.cc/RickStevesEvent.

Washington State University Snohomish County Extension will present Ties to the Land, a two-part workshop designed to help landowners plan for the future of their land. Part one will be 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; part two will be 6 to 9:30 p.m. April 1. Both sessions will take place at Hadley Hall in the Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave NE, Arlington. Registration is required. Cost is $75 per family. To register, contact Karie Christensen at 425-357-6039 or at klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu.

First Heritage Bank will sponsor a free Small Business Administration loan seminar at 7 p.m. April 7 at the Monroe Branch. Christine Heckert, head of First Heritage Bank’s SBA Loan Department, will conduct the seminar. For more information, call 360-568-0536.

Larry Ranson, founder and president of the Synerfy Network, will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 a.m. March 17 at the Lake Stevens Fire Conference Center, 10518 18th St. SE, Lake Stevens. Cost is $20 for members of any local chamber of commerce and $25 for nonmembers with a $5 discount if reservation is paid by Wednesday. More information: 425-334-0433.

New business

Windermere Real Estate has opened an office in Granite Falls, owned by Cheryl Desrosier. A grand opening event is planned for noon to 3 p.m. April 10. The office is at 204 E. Stanley St.

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